A Rebuttal to Charles Darwin’s Theory of Evolution Essay

If theres one and only(a) thing that would chip in the highly religious person infuriated, that one thing would probably be the system of phylogenesis by Charles Darwin. Quite a rugged assumption but a little true nonetheless. Religion, as a social institution, derives much of its foundations on several bearings the most(prenominal) important being the Theory of Creationism. Under this surmise (or belief?), humanity, the universe and life in general were all created in their original form by an Almighty Being or by an Inevitable Force. Usually, this refers to the deity or deities of a certain(p) communes religious beliefs. The Theory of Evolution, on the other hand, portends that humanity, or life itself, emerged through a series of trial and errors wherein the fittest species among all others emerged victorious everywhere natures anarchic character. The idea of a certain animal branching off from its original species to formu young a different kind of inventory is what the T heory of Evolution calls Natural Selection. By Natural Selection, the theory excuses that certain unique features and/or characteristics induceed by a select few would necessarily allow them/it to have a higher chance of survival against those who do possess none of the said(prenominal) features and/or characteristics.For instance, assume that a species of birds uncannily produce a hatchling that possess a rather larger and longer beak than its original counterparts. By having this feature, the bird is now able to catch and eat much food as compared to the other birds of the same species that possess shorter and smaller (otherwise, normal) beaks. The theory claims that once this unique bird reproduces its own hatchlings, the unique features and characteristics it possessed would most likely be passed on thus, eventually perpetuating the idea of the introduction of a different kind of species of birds that possess longer and larger beaks.And since having longer and larger beaks e nables these birds (those which possess it) to catch, gather and eat more food, the natural balance of the food chain is automatically shifted unequally. Being that the birds with the shorter and smaller beaks will always be outcompeted by the innovative species with longer and larger beaks, the original species (otherwise, old) will probably end up being extinct.This idea is further supported by the theorys most famous notion, The Survival of the Fittest. In the simplest sense, the theory states that those who are genetically strong as compared to the others will be the ones who will survive. As applied in the case of the birds, it was the newly ariseed species which seemed to be the fittest against their original counterparts. As such, their survival was ensured branching off into a higher level of species and eliminating the rather weak species. brain the Theory of Evolution in its general sense is not an easy task. For one thing, the theory itself is now including several dif ferent kinds of supposed facts to support Charles Darwins original theory (now referred to as Neo-Darwinism). Furthermore, its underlying principles and hypotheses do not lie alone on biology but excessively on genetics and others. As if understanding the theory is hard enough, debunking the theory is an even harder task. Supporters of the Creationist Theory will always be under attack by the supporters of the Evolutionist Theory. This unbelievable lettering of faith and belief towards the Theory of Evolution is considered an awe just about phenomenon similar to that of Catholicisms rise as a predominant religion in the late Middle Ages. In other words, the Theory itself, ironically, is now becoming a religion in many ways. Henceforth, as hard as it is to debunk the Creationist Theory, the same will now be likewise to the Evolutionist Theory. Going back to the theorys initial stages, however, it would seem rather easy to refute Charles Darwins findings. Compared to the stipulatio n of the Theory of Evolution at present, the status of Darwins theory in the past (as he presented it) remained attractive to questions of veracity and factuality. For many, though it seemed credible, it was also contestable. First of all, Darwins Theory does not explain fully the derivation and/or origins of humankind as deduced from that of primates. Sure, there are many similarities existing between humans and Apes. scarce the Theory neer really explained why or how humankind technically branched off from the original species of primates. Even if we use the notion of Survival of the Fittest, none of the pieces still seem to fit. For instance, let us assume that a group of Chimpanzees produce an offspring that is clearly smarter than the rest of the clan. Now, that offspring immediately becomes the fittest among them. Still, it would be someway impossible to deduce that this special primate would reproduce a couple more uniquely smart primates that would eventually start an her editary daily round causing the well-nigh accidental creation of a new species.Even if that somehow became possible over a course of billions of years, it would still not explain how humankind developed a sense of wearing clothes, cook their food and establish a unique language that is clearly different to that of their original counterparts. Furthermore, some possible explanations regarding the loss of bodily hair, the shortening of the mandibles and other such anatomic inquiries remain in question for the theory. Second, the development of a certain organ was never fully explained by the great man himself. Take a look at birds, for instance. The development of birds, from land creatures to fowls of the air, is clearly unsupported by the theory. As the theory explains, evolution occurs overtime through a course of millions of years. If so, how did the development of travel benefit the earliest species of birds? Imagine an ancient bird that started growing small wings. Of course, since these are small, it cannot benefit the animal in any way other than be a burden. As such, the status of fittest is automatically removed.Ultimately, the species who were just starting to develop their own wings wouldve become extinct and lost to the supposed survival. On the other hand, looking at the picture the other way around, it seems almost impossible that a group of land creatures would suddenly hatch (or give birth) to an hatchling that naturally or immediately possess wings it would just not make sense. For the Theory of Evolution and the notion of Survival of the Fittest to work, organs and other characteristics must be present at once and not in a unremitting process that would take billions of years. Finally, the Theory of Evolution never really explained how the complex development of the human mind occurred. Just how exactly did human beings develop a sense of rationalization? How did they come to have a sense of beauty? How about a sense of free will? If h umans with mental disabilities insure to breed for thousands of years, would the existence of a unique race of mentally disabled men and women become a possibility? How did evolution come to develop a mind that is so complex and comprehensive as compared to other creatures? These are just some of the questions that truly pose a great threat to the Theory of Evolution (during Darwins time at least). When Charles Darwin presented his Theory to the Academic Community, the Theory of Evolution was not as strong as it was today. By all means, it was soft contestable. After a couple of decades, however, the Theory gained so many supporters that even the Scientific Community now almost completely adheres to its principles. Until the adherents of the Theory of Evolution do not find concrete answers to some of the questions posed above, the theory will forever only remain as such a theory. Similarly, the Creationist Theory also possesses the same dilemma. Clearly, that is one reason why bot h theories despite after several decades still continue to battle each other out for conquest (which is ironically a pun of the notion Survival of the Fittest itself).Cited SourcesCampbell, J. A. and Meyer, S. C. (2005) Evolution Debate it. 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